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Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Aphanopodinae
Etymology: Benthodesmus: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, desmos = bond, chain (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser benthopelagisch; tiefenbereich 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 6181). Deep-water; 18°N - 3°S, 50°E - 92°E (Ref. 6181)
Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 6181)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 31 - 34; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 68 - 74; Afterflossenstacheln: 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 64 - 67; Wirbelzahl: 105 - 109. Body silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
Found on seamounts and continental slope from 375 to 600 m, juveniles are mesopelagic from 100 to 300 (1,000) m (Ref. 6181). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10.8 - 17.5, mean 12.7 °C (based on 22 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00046 (0.00020 - 0.00105), b=3.12 (2.92 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100).
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